--- description: As tech companies continue to boom in Australia, it can be difficult to keep up. Capterra Aus reveals ten software companies in Australia to watch in 2020. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Capterra Australia: 10 Software Companies in Australia To Watch In 2020 --- # 10 Software Companies in Australia To Watch In 2020 Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.au/blog/1206/10-software-companies-in-australia-to-watch-in-2020 Published on 06/01/2020 | Written by Anna Hammond. ![10 Software Companies in Australia To Watch In 2020](https://images.ctfassets.net/63bmaubptoky/Lpi7neJtQwONfdGy67yaChpcMic8t_WJVzkWJ56weNM/da3159d56f6c74132c19086a285d1685/Captera-top-ten-software-companies-in-australia.png) > It’s been a strong year for software companies in Australia. Despite industries battling against turbulent market conditions, it’s forecasted that information technology spending will grow by 4.6% in 2020 (from an estimated $93.7 billion in 2019). ----- ## Article Content It’s been a strong year for software companies in Australia. Despite industries battling against turbulent market conditions, it’s forecasted that information technology spending will grow by 4.6% in 2020 (from an estimated $93.7 billion in 2019).In this article, we reveal a list of Aussie software companies to watch in 2020.As tech companies continue to boom in Australia, we’re making it our mission to highlight those that are consistently recognised by buyers for exceptional standards. We chose ten software development companies, based on a mixture of quantitative and qualitative signals taken from Capterra Australia. You can understand more about the selection methodology we took at the bottom of this article. Until then, keep reading to learn more about the companies and their products. Top 10 Software Companies In Australia To Watch1. Canva Video tutorial for Canva (Source)Headquarters: Surrey Hills, NSWSoftware Category: Graphic Design Founded: 2012Founders: Melanie Perkins, Cameron Adams, Cliff ObrechtWhat is Canva?Canva is a drag-and-drop design tool that enables its users to create graphics for digital marketing. The software doesn’t require extensive training to use it and has a freemium and paid-for subscription model. Users can access stock photos, fonts, illustrations, and choose from thousands of templates.The journey of the startup is an inspiring tale—the Founders pitched more than 100 investors while on the hunt for seed funding. Today, the business is worth AUD$4.7 billion and Canva has more than 15 million users across 190 countries. Also, more than 1 billion designs have been created through the award-winning platform. 2. Employment Hero Video tutorial for Employment Hero (Source)Headquarters: Sydney, NSWSoftware Category: Human Resources (HR)Founded: 2014Founder: Ben Thompson, Dave TongWhat is Employment Hero?Employment Hero is a cloud-based HR platform that combines HR software with financial services, scheduling and payroll software, as well as employee benefits. The software product serves small and medium-sized Australian businesses and targets professionals working within HR, payroll, and employee engagement and benefits.Employment Hero began as a payroll and benefits system but changed its focus to help employees make the most of their work life. As a result, more than 4,500 Australian businesses use Employment Hero today to manage over 175,000 employees. On top of this, the business has won several awards, including LinkedIn’s Top Startups Award in 2018.3. ServiceM8 Video tutorial for ServiceM8 (Source)Headquarters: Darwin, NTSoftware Category: Field Service Management Founded: 2010CEO: Kim FordWhat is ServiceM8?ServiceM8 is a mobile and cloud-based technology used by trade and full service-based businesses. Primarily, it allows users to simplify operations and manage the interactions between their clients and hired staff. The application includes communication software, job dispatch systems, quoting and invoicing capability, as well as real-time visibility on job status and staff location.In 2019, ServiceM8 released a range of new features to help their users reduce the administrative tasks that take over their day. The update included automated time tracking on job attendance, more GPS-based visibility of field staff, and built-in two-way SMS functionality for texting clients. Additionally, the new features are now available on the latest iOS app and can be downloaded on the App Store.ServiceM8 serves any professional within a business, from individual field staff members to back-office staff, through to top-level management. 4. KountaVideo tutorial for Kounta (Source)Headquarters: Sydney, NSWSoftware Category: Point of SaleFounded: 2012Founder: Nick CloeteWhat is Kounta?Kounta is a point of sale software used by thousands of stores and restaurants across the globe. The platform is cloud-based and it’s also available to download on smartphones, tablets and laptops. Kounta has gained popularity partly due to the number of integrations and add-ons available (such as social media apps and loyalty program software). It also includes accounting software, inventory management software, CRM software, and can run offline.In 2019, Kounta announced it had been acquired by Lightspeed POS. As a result, the platforms have been able to bolster its presence in the Asia-Pacific market.5. Rezdy Video tutorial for Rezdy (Source)Headquarters: Sydney, NSWSoftware Category: Point of SaleFounded: 2011Founders: Hugo Sterin, Simon LenoirWhat is Rezdy?Rezdy is a software-as-a-service (Saas) product used for the booking and distribution of tours and activities. The product started when its Founder, Simon Lenoir, worked in a dive centre in Thailand. Simon found he spent too many hours behind the desk carrying out administrative tasks than in the water teaching. So, he set out to solve this problem through technology.  As well as Sydney, Australia, Rezdy has two supporting offices in America (Las Vegas and Raleigh) to help manage the thousands of tour and activity agents that use the platform. Rezdy has customers from more than 100 countries and has had more than $1.3 billion in bookings processed through its platform.6. Qwilr Video tutorial for Qwilr (Source)Headquarters: Surry Hills, NSWSoftware Category: Proposal Management Founded: 2014Founders: Dylan Baskind, Mark TannerWhat is Qwilr?Through Qwilr, users can create shareable web documents for clients to view on smartphones, tablets, and desktops. It sets out to remove graphic designers from smaller tasks to allow them to work on more important projects. Users without design backgrounds can use the tool to create web-based business brochures, proposals, reports, and much more. Qwirl is already a fully global operation with nearly half of its customers coming from the United States and Canada. The company has thousands of customers across 60 countries and has set out to achieve further growth closer to home.In a recent interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Tanner expressed his belief that Australia has a ‘ special strength in design that will propel more local businesses into household name status.’7. Skedda Video tutorial for Skedda (Source)Headquarters: Melbourne, VicSoftware Category: Meeting Room Booking SystemFounded: 2013Founders: Jonathan Fagg, Sam MaurusWhat is Skedda?Universities, training centres, sports venues, co-working spaces, enterprises, healthcare centres, and community facilities use Skedda. According to Skedda’s website, the small business was ‘born from the need to scratch \[their\] own itch’, but quickly turned into the platform that exists today. The software combines booking calendars, online booking systems, user management, and the distribution of rules and policies of the venue use. Skedda is accessible via desktop, tablet, and smartphone devices. 8. Avaza Video tutorial for Avaza (Source)Headquarters: Sydney, NSWSoftware Category: Project ManagementFounded: 2012Founders: Behram Khan, Tim KremerWhat is Avaza?More than 30,000 businesses use Avaza to deliver service-based work to clients. The platform targets small and medium-sized businesses to offer a project management platform within a range of budgets (free to US$39.95 per month with unlimited project collaborator seats). Users can coordinate projects with customers, track time and expenses, and send invoices. Tim Kremer and Behram Khan (long-time veterans of the Australian IT, media and consulting industries) founded the company in 2014. Due to its combination of project management software, financial technology and integrated reporting, the software is now used by users in over 150 countries. 9. Award Force Video tutorial for Award Force (Source)Headquarters: Sydney, NSWSoftware Category: Competition SoftwareFounded: 2013Founder: Richard de NysWhat is Award Force?Award Force is an award management software, utilised by businesses across the globe to recognise excellence within their field. The platform allows award organisers to manage award programmes, grants, staff excellence initiatives, scholarships and fellowships. It also manages start-up incubation, VC, and funding. The platform is accessible to contest organisers, entrants, and judges. In 2019, the software reached 1.7 million users and had 387,414 entries submitted through its platform. While the Award Force headquarters is in Sydney, the company is mostly made up of a remote workforce. Today, the technology company has 34 staff members across 18 countries.10. Ovatu Manager Video tutorial for Ovatu Manager (Source)Headquarters: Sydney, NSWSoftware Category: Appointment Scheduling Founded: 2010Founder: Dave HoleWhat is Ovatu Manager?Ovatu is a cloud-based scheduling system that is widely used by the hair and beauty industry, as well as fitness, well-being, medical and education industries. The platform includes point of sale technology, automated reminders (to avoid no shows), and business reporting.The platform began as a side hobby for Founder, Dave Hole, in 2010. Today, seven million people book with Ovatu worldwide and the platform processes more than one million monthly appointments. What methodology did we follow to create this list?Content Analysts at Capterra pulled a list of software that had a Head Office in Australia from our website’s directory. We then reduced the list to software that had at least 100 unique user-submitted reviews with an overall user rating of more than 4.5 out of 5. Next, we reviewed each software’s brand awareness strength through the number of monthly searches carried out on search engines using the brand name—we set a minimum of 300 searches per month. Finally, we analysed the user reviews to assess the standard of the software’s ease of use, customer service, features and value for money. All software included in the list launched within the last decade (2010-2019). More than 5 million users utilise the Capterra platform to research which products to invest in. Want to be included on next year’s list? Join over 3,500 software companies from around the world and learn more about how to connect with our software buyers today. ## About the author ### Anna Hammond Anna was an analyst for Capterra. ## Related Software - [Canva](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/168956/canva) — 4.7/5 (13245 reviews) - [Employment Hero](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/144645/employment-hero) — 4.4/5 (239 reviews) - [ServiceM8](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/110711/servicem8) — 4.5/5 (311 reviews) - [Rezdy](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/122690/rezdy) — 4.5/5 (237 reviews) - [Qwilr](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/143254/qwilr) — 4.6/5 (385 reviews) - [Skedda](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/132372/skedda-bookings) — 4.8/5 (225 reviews) - [Avaza](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/136096/avaza) — 4.6/5 (475 reviews) - [Award Force](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/148148/award-force) — 4.8/5 (193 reviews) - [Ovatu](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/132529/ovatu-manager) — 4.8/5 (143 reviews) ## Related Categories - [Accounting Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/1/accounting/software) - [Construction Accounting Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/20003/construction-accounting/software) - [CRM Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/2/customer-relationship-management/software) - [Sales Force Automation Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/12/sales-force-automation/software) - [Task Management Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/10030/task-management/software) ## Related Articles - [Change management process: Everything businesses need to know](https://www.capterra.com.au/blog/4348/change-management-process-and-software) - [Capterra's 2025 Tech Trends Report: Leaning on tech for growth, Australian businesses need a strategy for ROI](https://www.capterra.com.au/blog/7558/technology-adoption-software-trends-australia-2025) - [Text-to-shop: Is this the latest in retail trends?](https://www.capterra.com.au/blog/3010/text-to-shop-is-this-latest-in-retail-trends) - [How To Take The Pain Out Of Your Purchase Order Process](https://www.capterra.com.au/blog/1135/take-pain-out-purchase-order-process) - [A step-by-step guide: How to create a live webinar](https://www.capterra.com.au/blog/1447/guide-create-ultimate-live-webinar) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.com.au/blog/1206/10-software-companies-in-australia-to-watch-in-2020) - [Blog](https://www.capterra.com.au/blog) - [Home](https://www.capterra.com.au/) ----- ## Structured Data